Portugal Population Clock

Portugal records about 234 births and 328 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 94 fewer people per day, or about 34,333 a year before migration.

Net migration runs at about 16,472 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 48% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Portugal would take roughly 68 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 10.3 million to 10.8 million — a gain of 479,419, or 4.6%.

With about 115 people per square kilometre, Portugal is moderately populated, roughly 1.9× the world average of 62. That ranks 45th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Egypt and Ethiopia.

Portugal covers about 91,606 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 10.8 million into that density figure.

About 61.5% of people live in urban areas, making Portugal majority urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 6.64 million town and city dwellers and 4.16 million living rurally.

Portugal has one of the world’s oldest populations: about 12.7% are under 15 and 24.9% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.41 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 82.4 years, roughly 8.9 years above the global average of 73.5.